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When I've had a great time with an escort, it is something of a letdown not to receive any post-meeting communication, however short -- which is rarely the case with older, more experienced escorts. Here's something that bothers me more (and comes close to being a deal-breaker for a repeat): I had a wonderful session out of town; afterwards we discussed his plans to travel to my city in the fall. I followed up with a 2-line text about getting in touch before he visited. No response! (And this from someone who had been an excellent communicator before we met.)

I thought daddy always sent a copy of a review to the escort before posting to provide an opportunity for a response. Or does he now do that only for negative reviews? I wrote "now" because around 2006 I wrote a glowing review whose subject emailed his thanks to me before the review ever got posted -- he confirmed that he had been sent a copy ahead of time.

My experience is that the "professionals" almost always ask for a confirmation email or text the day before, or the day of, an appointment that's been set up in advance. Or they email/text me themselves. A couple of times the confirmation meant nothing: I arrived to find no one home!

Uhhh.....no .

I have mixed feelings about that. He's been a fixture on the scene for so many years that I kind of miss seeing him at least once a summer. Also -- the dancers who are not part of his favored group feel very neglected when he's around and enjoy hanging out and complaining about him, not to mention being open to negotiation about dances.

I suspect a large part of Johnson's success is the close attention Matt paid to the details. I worry that spending half (or more) of his time opening a new club in Dallas will be to the detriment of the Wilton Drive club. I've seen this happen with restaurants -- a chef with a successful place in city A branches out to city B and both places suffer as a result.

Could it be like what sometimes happens in Montreal -- a client pays a dancer big $$$ to hang around with him all evening?

Even on PM. I promised.

I know from (an unexpected) personal experience that not all of the masseurs on that site are straight nor are they all strictly therapeutic. This was a "YMMV" situation. I can't share any details.

He was a welcome and ubiquitous presence in Chicago theater. Here's a wonderful obit which describes him very well.

Don't need that comma in the title.

In another thread in this forum, It would be interesting to delve into this more deeply. My experiences -- by now, pretty extensive -- have been in Montreal and Fort Lauderdale, and I certainly agree that there has been a downturn in both since I started visiting 15 years ago. But it's hard for me to disentangle the many potential factors in that downturn. For example: novelty wears off. I was like a kid in a candy store at the beginning; that can't last. For me, high tide in Montreal was approximately 2003-2007. Is 2007 when grindr et. al. began being a big factor in hook-up culture? Don't know. There are also differences between those two cities (and, who knows, between their internet cultures). Fort Lauderdale always had more volatility for me -- rarely had 2 consecutive terrific days (nights? ) there, even at its best. Like Jake, I still have a great time in Montreal -- but the range of choices is smaller than it used to be. Comments?

This may not be relevant to your situation, but it illustrates the kinds of things that can happen. A few years ago, someone I had been seeing regularly in Montreal abruptly flaked on me. To set the scene: we met early in the week and had something set up a few days later. That morning we exchanged texts setting a time; he also sent me some family pictures. He never showed up and never responded to my texts from then on. Fast forward a year or so. I mention my experience to another escort who knows him quite well. His response: most likely my guy had been arrested that day and has been too embarrassed to stay in touch. (I knew that my guy was a "bad boy" -- not in any way that impacted on our encounters --but that had never occurred to me.)

So I've just resumed watching House of Cards, starting from Season 2 (I watched the first season a few years ago while renting an airbnb) and immediately fell in lust with Edward Meechum. Something about his face.... Near the end of the second season, there's an amazing 2 minutes or so where Frank comes home to find Edward and Claire a little drunk. The ensuing is compellingly erotic. What top-quality acting can do, I guess. Tossup whether this belongs here or in the Deli....

Thanks very much! Now that I know I have some time (see post above), I can try these out at my leisure.

That's encouraging -- I'm using Deluxe 2016, so maybe I have 5 more years before I need to switch -- a lot can happen in 5 years. If you do try something else that you like, please let me know.

@freecahill1965 , @SundayZip: Quicken has now moved to a subscription model which will be quite expensive. Coupled with the flakiness of the software, I'm actively looking for a replacement. Any suggestions? (Maybe I need to make this a new thread.)

I love that expression...but what does it mean? And what's its origin?

That happened to me once. My workaround was to email a good friend (whom I met through PM's here, by the way) who I thought knew the member I wanted to contact. He asked permission to pass on the member's email address, which was then sent to me.

Oh.... I have (so far) never received a query like those. I have occasionally received a PM that I've ignored (usually from someone who seems to be trying to pick a fight about something I posted publicly). My question, though, was about whether PM's you send have recently started getting ignored when they hadn't been in the past.

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I have long used PM's to get additional information about guys mentioned here. Over the years, I have been directed to some real gems and avoided some bad situations -- and, I hope, have provided the same service to others. Only very rarely have I not received a response to a private query (less than once a year). In the 10 days since nsguy45 started the thread on the dangers of PM's, 2 PM's I sent have have languished unanswered. I can't help wondering if this is coincidence or a direct effect of nsguy45's warning. Has anyone else experienced this?

Peter -- do you have personal or second-hand knowledge of cases in which male LE engaged in sexual acts with male escorts (for entrapment purposes)? We've discussed from time to time on this forum the fact that the "younger" generation is not (so) hung-up about gay/straight labels, and I'm wondering whether those attitudes extend to younger cops and make them willing to do things that their older colleagues would have avoided.

One experienced escort I knew made it a point to start his sessions -- the very first thing -- with a very deep French kiss. Usually in the elevator on the way up to the room. He claimed that law enforcement would resist. I don't recall how he handled the phone/email/text negotiations beforehand, but I'm sure that he was careful not to say anything that implied the exchange of sex for money.

I really wish Chase would offer 50s as an option -- either with, or in place of, 100s.